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  • Tan, Kostevych win World Cup 10m air pistol

    May 16, 2012

    MILAN (AP) - Tan Zongliang of China won his first World Cup 10-meter air pistol title in six years on Wednesday.Also, top-ranked Olena Kostevych of Ukraine won the women's event by more than two points, despite shooting below her best.Tan, a Beijing Olympic silver medalist, qualified second for the men's final then hit the nine-ring four times and finished on top with an overall score of 684.6.

  • UK: 10,500 army personnel for Olympic games

    May 16, 2012

    LONDON (AP) - Britain's armed forces minister says approximately 10,500 army personnel will be deployed to help protect the London Olympics.Responding to a written parliamentary question about how many army members will be on duty, Nick Harvey said Wednesday that under current plans, about 1,700 army reservists and 8,800 regular army personnel will be deployed during the games, which run from July 27 to August 12.

  • 70 days, iconic sites: Olympic torch coming to UK

    May 16, 2012

    ATHENS, Greece (AP) -Time to get out the cameras: Britain's most photogenic man will be bringing the Olympic flame back from Greece.David Beckham is joining officials at a handover ceremony Thursday in Athens, as the Olympic torch travels from the ruins of the ancient games in Olympia to a naval base in Cornwall, southern England.

  • American sprinters Gatlin, Jeter win at Daegu meet

    May 16, 2012

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Justin Gatlin of the United States won the 100 meters in 9.93 seconds on Wednesday at a meet in Daegu, South Korea.American sprinter Carmelita Jeter won the 100, covering the distance in 11.11 seconds and extending her yearlong domination of the event ahead of the London Olympics this summer.

  • Soccer star Beckham to bring Olympic torch to UK

    May 16, 2012

    LONDON (AP) - Organizers of the 2012 Olympics say soccer star David Beckham is bringing the Olympic flame back from Greece as the torch begins an 8,000 mile (12,875km) tour across Britain.Beckham, who plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy in the United States, will join officials at a handover ceremony in Athens on Thursday.

  • Soccer star Beckham to bring Olympic torch to UK

    May 16, 2012

    LONDON (AP) - Organizers of the 2012 Olympics say soccer star David Beckham is bringing the Olympic flame back from Greece as the torch begins an 8,000 mile (12,875km) tour across Britain.Beckham, who plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy in the United States, will join officials at a handover ceremony in Athens on Thursday.

  • Boonen skips Tour de France to focus on Olympics

    May 16, 2012

    BRUSSELS (AP) - Tom Boonen, the season's top one-day racer, has decided to skip the Tour de France to focus on Olympic gold in London.The winner of Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders says the Olympic road race is tougher than it looks. He thinks he'll have a good chance along with sprinters like British rival Mark Cavendish.

  • Esparza 1st US female boxer to qualify for London

    May 16, 2012

    NEW YORK (AP) - Flyweight Marlen Esparza has become the first American female boxer to qualify for the London Olympics.Esparza secured her birth by beating Luu Thi Duyen of Vietnam in the second round of the Women's World Championships in Qinhuangdao, China, on Tuesday. The boxer from Houston took a 28-13 decision in the three-round bout.

  • Olympic photo chief creates the image of the games

    May 16, 2012

    LONDON (AP) - Asking Bob Martin to choose between his photos is like asking a parent to decide which child they love the most.Does he like the rowers straining in the dawn mist, framed by the looming turrets of Windsor Castle? Or the thoroughbred leaping over an impossible barrier, set against the backdrop of Canary Wharf? Maybe the sunset over the beach volleyball court?